The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-04
volvers and sent score of bullets whizzinR
through the coaches. No one was hurt, but
all were badly frightened.

vOlvers and sent score of bullets whizzinR
through the coaches. No one was hurt, but
all were badly frightened.
George Wilson, a tramp, aged 16, claim
ing to be from Toledo, o., was arrested at
Dunlap Friday for petty larceny. While
confined in the city Jail he attempted TO
burn himself loose, and was 80 badly
burned that he died from the effects Satur-
day evening.
"A neat job OF lynching took place ut Ne
braska City, Neb, Saturday night, Shellen-
berger, the murderer of his step-daughter
in 1886, being taken from jail by q company
Of German farmers and hanged in the court
yard. The plan was 80 well laid that it was
carried out without any failure.
In November last, while George T. Morris
and his wife Annie were living In Chicago,
George, his wife alleges, ran away with
Sarah Shank, their servant, and $1,000 OF
lis motherin-law's money. The fugitives
went to Wichita, Kansas, when Mrs. Morris
has appeared and applied for their arrest.
L. o. Wilson, clerk in the postofiice 1T
Kansas City, Mo-, has been arrested for
robbing the mails, and confessed. He pune
tured letters with q bodkin, and by micro
scope ascertained their contents II no
money or postal notes were seen the pune
tured places were obliterated by rubber.
James Gorham and Mrs. Dewey, Of
Springfield. Mass, we're arrested at Cleve-
land, Ohio, at the instance OF Mrs. Gorham,
who charges that the couple eloped from
Springfield last Wednesday. Gorham was
an engineer on the Boston Il Albany road,
and Mrs. Dewey Is the wife OF Springfield
carpenter.
Dan O'Brien, one Of the foot-pads who
have committed several bold robberies q
st. Paul and Minneapolis was arrested at
st. Paul Tuesday evening. His confederate
Schafer was already in custody. O'Brien
| Is only % years of age, native Of St Paul,
. dashing criminal, though not an
altogether adroit one.
| At B. .ssemer, Mich, the Colby mine safe
was robbed Of $1,000 Saturday. The bur-
glars gained admission by the Office window.
Saturday was pay day, and over 80 ,OO was
distributed. There Is generally about $lO,-
OOO in the safe after pay day, as some Of the
men don't get their wages until Monday.
There is no clue to the robbers.
Sheriff Matson. of Cook county, (Chicago)
took Warden McGargile, convicted Of de-
frauding the county, out Of Jail Sunday
evening for an interview with State Attor-
ney Grinnell and afterward took the ex.
| warden to his own house for q call upon his
family. McGargile asked permission to take
| bath, and was allowed to 60 to the bath
room hut not returning to the waiting sher
| i'll in reasonable time It was found he had
escaped, and it Is supposed started for Can
ada.
At East Tawas, Mich, Mrs. Walter f.
Travis playfully slapped her husbands
face In the presence Of q neighbor the Other
day and Walter resented it. He struck heI
in the face several times, kicked her, and
knocked her to the ground. The woman,
injury may. prove fatal, and Travis is ir
Jail charged with .'crime less than murder
The injured woman was taken to . neigh
bor's house, and the brutal husband thel
killed her canary, tried to make the dog ea
it, and failing nearly killed the dog for dis
obedience.
Chaplain Newman, residing at Washing
ton, went of to the Thousand Islands fol
his summer vacation, leaving his house un
tenanted. By mere accident policeman
noticed on Sunday that Q rear door Of tn,
mansion was open and entering found al
the costly robes, brio -brac, valuable relic,
of. the holy land and other parts Of the world
collected DR.. Newman during his consular
trip around the world and used ON exhibi
tions in his lectures things that cannot b,
replaced-silverware, jewels, rare coins, al
articles Of value, boxed and blanketeC
ready for shipment in the lower hall. tn,
intention evidently being to move tn,
things and ship them away from the city a
the first opportunity. The thieves are sup
posed to be two white men and one negr,
seen by neighbors for . week past late a
undisturbed to effect the great robbery
DIR. Newman has promised this interesting
collection to the Smithsonian Institute
when he dies.